More and more countries have signed a resolution denouncing human rights violations in Sri Lanka in Geneva.

A media report on Monday stated that the resolution was originally sponsored by the UK, the US, Germany, Canada, Malawi, Montenegro and North Mcedonia. It has now been signed also by Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Marshall Islands, the Netherlands, New Zealand,

Norway, Slovakia, Sweden and Turkey. The resolution, Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka, will be voted this week at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

The draft requests the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to enhance its monitoring and reporting on the situation of human rights in Sri Lanka, including on progress in reconciliation and on the human rights impact of the crisis and corruption. The office has also been requested to present updates to the Human Rights Council at its 53rd session and 55th sessions.